Measurement report: Brown carbon aerosol in polluted urban air of the North China Plain – day–night differences in the chromophores and optical properties
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Lu Yang
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Ting Wang
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
Wei Yuan
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
Wenjuan Cao
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710061 Xi'an, China
This study reveals the large day–night differences in brown carbon (BrC) chromophore composition, which was not known previously. The results provide insights into the effects of atmospheric processes and emissions on BrC composition.
This study reveals the large day–night differences in brown carbon (BrC) chromophore...